Prioritize Practicality

Are the bots coming to take our jobs or save us from the toil of hard labor? While some fear or at least avoid the technological progress of artificial intelligence, CJ Nielsen has found tremendous value and facility in its use.Travis’ Build Show Videos: https://buildshownetwork.com/go/travisbrungardtTravis’ Instagram: @catalystbuiltTravis’ Website: https://www.catalystbuilt.com/Brandon’s Instagram: @bbuildsitBrandon's Website: https://www.aarowbuilding.com/projects/gilman Don't miss a single episode of Build Show content. Sign up for our newsletter.

On this episode of the Building Consensus Podcast, hosts Brandon Jones and Travis Brungardt sit down with Jason Bekebrede, owner of Monticello custom home building and remodeling in the Ozarks, while recording at Build Show Live. Jason traces his path from business school to spec homes to custom work after the housing market collapse. The conversation covers building science, energy performance, and comfort as a point of difference in custom construction. They also discuss delegating roles, setting boundaries between work and home, investing in team education, sharing knowledge among builders, and setting long-range goals for how a construction business can fit the life its owner wants.Travis’ Build Show Videos: https://buildshownetwork.com/go/travisbrungardtTravis’ Instagram: @catalystbuiltTravis’ Website: https://www.catalystbuilt.com/Brandon’s Instagram: @bbuildsitBrandon's Website: https://www.aarowbuilding.com/projects/gilman Don't miss a single episode of Build Show content. Sign up for our newsletter.

Beware the demands on your generosity, for they create a perennial Yes. (Happy to help in this moment but not happy to be expected to take this on in perpetuity- subcontractor expectations, client expectations, on and on)Travis’ Build Show Videos: https://buildshownetwork.com/go/travisbrungardtTravis’ Instagram: @catalystbuiltTravis’ Website: https://www.catalystbuilt.com/Brandon’s Instagram: @bbuildsitBrandon's Website: https://www.aarowbuilding.com/projects/gilman Don't miss a single episode of Build Show content. Sign up for our newsletter.

We all work because we want to have the benefits of more money, but how can we attain this ever-elusive “more”? There’s more steps to getting paid than just showing up and doing the work so let’s decide how to add value. Travis’ Build Show Videos: https://buildshownetwork.com/go/travisbrungardtTravis’ Instagram: @catalystbuiltTravis’ Website: https://www.catalystbuilt.com/Brandon’s Instagram: @bbuildsitBrandon's Website: https://www.aarowbuilding.com/projects/gilman Don't miss a single episode of Build Show content. Sign up for our newsletter.

Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. There are a number of things we are doing to our homes now that don’t offer enough aesthetic benefit to justify their risk or inconvenience. So where should we prioritize practicality?Travis’ Build Show Videos: https://buildshownetwork.com/go/travisbrungardtTravis’ Instagram: @catalystbuiltTravis’ Website: https://www.catalystbuilt.com/Brandon’s Instagram: @bbuildsitBrandon's Website: https://www.aarowbuilding.com/projects/gilman Don't miss a single episode of Build Show content. Sign up for our newsletter.

s almost never good to put something off. Kicking the can down the road costs more time and money almost without exception, but are there some items that make sense to procrastinate on?Travis’ Build Show Videos: https://buildshownetwork.com/go/travisbrungardtTravis’ Instagram: @catalystbuiltTravis’ Website: https://www.catalystbuilt.com/Brandon’s Instagram: @bbuildsitBrandon's Website: https://www.aarowbuilding.com/projects/gilman Don't miss a single episode of Build Show content. Sign up for our newsletter.

Some people become very wealthy in the building industry, but it seems like they aren’t usually the ones actually doing the building. Maybe you don’t need to get to the point of owning a publicly held company to establish wealth as a tradesperson if you are open to dealing with rental properties.Travis’ Build Show Videos: https://buildshownetwork.com/go/travisbrungardtTravis’ Instagram: @catalystbuiltTravis’ Website: https://www.catalystbuilt.com/Brandon’s Instagram: @bbuildsitBrandon's Website: https://www.aarowbuilding.com/projects/gilman Don't miss a single episode of Build Show content. Sign up for our newsletter.

There’s always more to do than there are hours to get it down, so the way you use your time is critical to your success. Where can we trim wasteful efforts and establish more effective daily habits to gain more time?Travis’ Build Show Videos: https://buildshownetwork.com/go/travisbrungardtTravis’ Instagram: @catalystbuiltTravis’ Website: https://www.catalystbuilt.com/Brandon’s Instagram: @bbuildsitBrandon's Website: https://www.aarowbuilding.com/projects/gilman  Don't miss a single episode of Build Show content. Sign up for our newsletter.

Does the traditionally recognized time-and-a-half hourly rate after forty hours work as it’s intended or does it incentivize the wrong approach to labor and productivity?Travis’ Build Show Videos: https://buildshownetwork.com/go/travisbrungardtTravis’ Instagram: @catalystbuiltTravis’ Website: https://www.catalystbuilt.com/Brandon’s Instagram: @bbuildsitBrandon's Website: https://www.aarowbuilding.com/projects/gilman Don't miss a single episode of Build Show content. Sign up for our newsletter.

When we look at our colleagues throughout the building industry we can occasionally feel less than, but should we? Perhaps given that same amount of time and budget to match we would all get there too. Travis’ Build Show Videos: https://buildshownetwork.com/go/travisbrungardt Travis’ Instagram: @catalystbuilt Travis’ Website: https://www.catalystbuilt.com/ Brandon’s Instagram: @bbuildsit Brandon's Website: https://www.aarowbuilding.com/projects/gilma Don't miss a single episode of Build Show content. Sign up for our newsletter.